Discussion Archive

26 Feb 2013 - 10:02pm
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liuliusquare
2013

What are some unmet needs of interaction designers (professional and personal)?

Hi-

I'm a graduate student doing some initial research for my thesis project.

As interaction designers, we spend a lot of time thinking about user's unmet needs, but I'm wondering if you could share some stories about your own unment needs in your work process or personal life as a designer? (e.g. pool performance of prototyping tools, etc...)

Thanks a lot!

Liu

17 Mar 2012 - 10:24am
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1 year ago
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Nancy Roberts
2008

No more information architecture?

I wrote a piece a while back that there was a "war" of sorts going on between (among?) information achitects (who frequently came out of the library science, writing, or HCI fields), usability experts, and "designers," and by that, I mean makers of pretty pictures and high concepts (frequently designers who came out of a classic design-for-print-ads field).

23 Oct 2007 - 8:22pm
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5 years ago
6 replies
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David Donihue
2007

Examples of Dashboard Designs

Can anyone recommend good examples of Dashboard designs?

I'm working on a project where a single "Dashboard" screen will aggregate data
and provide access to a variety of applications and information resources.

Thanks,

David

6 Feb 2013 - 5:17pm
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13 weeks ago
17 replies
Ryan Betts
2005

Interaction Design methods library

About two years ago I came across a pretty exhaustive list of IxD methods, with advice on when to use them and examples of implementations. It covered prototyping, interviewing, ethnography research, information architecture, sketching, user testing, research analysis and synthesis, etc. - the whole shebang. It was nothing short of amazing, and yet I didn't bookmark it / lost the bookmark. Every few months I try to find it again. Really hoping I didn't dream the whole thing up. I faintly recall it being curated by a school, but that could be a red herring.

3 Jun 2008 - 11:47pm
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4 years ago
10 replies
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oliver green
2006

Profile vs. Persona

Hi All,

Is there a difference between the term profile and persona?

Thanks,
Oliver

10 May 2011 - 2:21pm
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1 year ago
7 replies
Maurice
2009

Photoshop stops pasting from Clipboard

Hi all,

Anybody solved the mysterious Cut n' Paste abandonment issue with Photoshop CS4 and CS5?.

I heard it's actually a Windows problem...something about Photoshop keeps 'listening' for the clipboard, but Windows ignores the request after a while, something to the effect.

Anyway.
Here is the scenario:

21 Mar 2013 - 10:34am
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7 weeks ago
2 replies
jphall86
2013

Information on day and night modes for iPad

Hey everyone,

We are currently working on an iPad app for pilots that will require different viewing modes for day and night. We are aware of the built-in feature that iPads have, but are curious about common practices and conventions that may exist in regards to this sort of design. Does anyone have any idea where we should be looking for information on this?

Thanks!

27 Jan 2013 - 8:45am
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15 weeks ago
3 replies
Rune Lund-Hermansen
2006

PNG Express - New photoshop plugin for delivering UI designs and specs

Hi all,

I've released a Photoshop plugin focused on automating and optimizing the delivery of UI designs for development. It automates the slicing and exporting of PNG assets, and allows you to create matching UI design specs with concise information on element positions, dimensions, margins, font features etc.

It's a handy tool to greatly speed up your workflow while ensuring the consistency of your design deliverables. It's made for both individuals and design teams working on for applications, web sites, mobile apps, and similar.

16 Mar 2013 - 11:20pm
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8 weeks ago
4 replies
Sujin Kim
2013

Who's in charge of "strategy"?

I am from South Korea and studying new media advertising in the U.S. I am really confused about the UX career responsibilities. There are so many titles such as planning, UX, research, usability and human factors. Is there a difference between planning and UX and research and usability and human factors – or is it all the same job?

19 Jan 2008 - 12:21am
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5 years ago
10 replies
Michael Micheletti
2006

Ajax product configurator examples

I'm helping a friend who has a small business (total employees: 1, total
budget: $0 or maybe less) brainstorm ideas for a custom product configurator
for his website. Similar sites might allow you to see the clothes on a model
and change shirt colors, add various designs to a t-shirt, or customize your
new Mercedes colors, wheels, etc. He's curious to find out if this sort of
product configuration can be done well using Ajax/Web 2.0 technologies.